Adrian's POV
She didn’t know it yet, but she was already mine.
I watched her, hidden in the shadows just beyond Leo’s estate, concealed among the trees. She thought she was trapped inside that golden cage, but I could see it,the fractures in her resolve, the slow unraveling of her devotion to Leo.
Lyra had spent so long convincing herself she had no choice, that Leo was the only thing standing between her and destruction. But fear was a powerful chain, and once it started to rust, it didn’t take much to break.
That’s where I came in.
The first note had been a test, a whisper in the dark, meant to stir the embers of doubt. The second? That had been the spark.
And now, she was here.
She moved like a shadow across the garden, her steps careful, hesitant. My heartbeat thrummed with ant
